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Missouri Gov. Parson: ‘All options on the table’ to stop Pres. Biden’s vaccine mandates(The Center Square) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he will meet with the attorney general’s office and legislative leaders this weekend to examine all options to stop President Joe… Read More
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Missouri’s National Guard mobilized to assist Louisiana after Hurricane Ida(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson mobilized the Missouri National Guard on Tuesday to assist in recovery efforts in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida caused damage throughout the… Read More
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Missouri plans broadband expansion with $400 million in federal COVID relief funds(The Center Square) – The day after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced a $400 million broadband infrastructure plan, he emphasized no tax revenue was being awarded to a new Internet… Read More
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Missouri awards nonprofits $17.7 million in tax credits for neighborhood assistance, youth opportunities(The Center Square) – The charitable contributions to more than 100 nonprofit organizations throughout Missouri will be enhanced by a $17.7 million tax credit program. Missouri’s Department of Economic Development… Read More
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Former State Sen. Ed Emery passes away after collapsing at campaign eventCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Congressional candidate and former State Sen. Ed Emery passed away on August 6 after collapsing at a campaign event in Moberly a few days prior… Read More
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Hundreds flock to Jefferson City for Missouri’s Bicentennial celebrationJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A day full of events took place in Jefferson City on Tuesday as elected officials and Missourians from across the state gathered at the… Read More
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Parson pardons McCloskeys(The Center Square) – Two months after Mark McCloskey and his wife, Patricia, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and harassment charges, Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson partially fulfilled a campaign… Read More
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Parson: Critical race theory shouldn’t be taught in Missouri schools, but no plans to ban it(The Center Square) – Republicans in the GOP-controlled Missouri General Assembly Monday staged a three-hour hearing before a joint committee designed to prompt Gov. Mike Parson into issuing an executive… Read More
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Gov. Mike Parson signs incremental gas tax increaseJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — On Tuesday, Gov. Mike Parson signed SB 262 to increase Missouri’s gas tax gradually over the next five years. A 2.5 cents-per-gallon increase is… Read More
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Program creating school choice, scholarships, tax credits becomes law in Missouri(The Center Square) – Students in metropolitan areas will be able to receive scholarship funds to attend the school of their choice under a bill signed Wednesday by Missouri Gov. Read More
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Missouri governor signs bill protecting business, health care, religious organizations from COVID-19 lawsuits(The Center Square) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson highlighted on Wednesday a manufacturer’s altruism and innovation in producing about 20,000 face shields before signing COVID-19 liability legislation into law. “This… Read More
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Missouri Right To Life lobbying House to reject Senate bill extending Medicaid tax(The Center Square) – The Missouri House has three days to adopt a bill approved by the Senate to extend a hospital tax that pays for about one-third of the… Read More
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Judge upholds Missouri lawmakers decision to not fund Medicaid expansion(The Center Square) – Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem Wednesday upheld the Missouri General Assembly’s decision not to fund Medicaid expansion. In the same ruling, Beetum also said an… Read More
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McCloskeys enter guilty plea for lesser charges, potential for a pardon is on the tableST. LOUIS, Mo. – Mark and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to lesser charges on Thursday afternoon rather than the initial felony charges they were faced with. … Read More
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Parson signs bill limiting local governments’ use of health orders(The Center Square) – The day after the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force ended live stream briefings, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill restricting local leaders from imposing… Read More
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders headlines Gold Ticket Banquet at Statewide Lincoln DaysKANSAS CITY, Mo. – To cap off the Statewide Lincoln Days weekend, roughly 500 Republicans gathered for the Gold Ticket Banquet Saturday night to hear keynote speaker and… Read More
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Missouri attorneys: Funding Medicaid expansion under Amendment 2 unconstitutional(The Center Square) – Not only are lawmakers not obligated to fund Medicaid expansion under Amendment 2, but doing so would violate the Missouri Constitution, state attorneys argued in their… Read More
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Attorney General Eric Schmitt pledges to fight a federal court’s decision blocking Missouri’s abortion banJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorney General Eric Schmitt immediately said he will be asking the Supreme Court to review a case after a federal appeals court blocked Missouri’s… Read More
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Committee chairs call for Missouri special session on unresolved agricultural issues(The Center Square) – Four agriculture committee chairs are requesting Gov. Mike Parson call a special session to once-and-for-all establish a state eminent domain policy and extend tax credit programs… Read More
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Judge orders hearing on June 18 in Missouri Medicaid expansion lawsuit(The Center Square) – A lawsuit seeking to uphold a voter-approved constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid coverage in Missouri will go to trial on June 18 before Judge Jon Beetem… Read More